Characteristics of good mathematics teaching in Singapore grade 8 classrooms: A juxtaposition of teachers' practice and students' perception

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 333-347

  Kaur, Berinderjeet ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Grade 8; Mathematics; Singapore; Students' perception; Teachers' practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951603644     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11858-009-0170-z     Document Type: Article

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